Around one in 300 people with HIV are "controllers", and scientists want to Writing in Science, US researchers say differences in five amino acids in a protein called HLA-B are But a UK expert said there was still a "long way" to go before a HIV "controllers" were first identified almost 20 years ago. They are able to It was already known that certain genes involved with the HLA system were import

This is the VOA Special English Technology Report. Each year, Americans Company President Jeremy Faber Jeremy Faber says the JEREMY FABER: "Electronics recycling is the fastest growing waste Recycling electronic waste is not a single job. Newer devices can be ANDREW PORTARE: "Boards have the highest Gold now sells for more than one thousand three hundred dollars an companies pay more than ten doll

Itzhak Perlman was born in Tel Aviv, in what was then Palestine, in nineteen forty-five. Today he lives in New York City. But his music has made him a He has won many Grammy awards for his recordings. He has also won Emmy awards for his work on television. Itzhak Perlman But none of this stopped him from playing the violin. He began as a young child. He took his first lessons at the Music Academy

This year's winner of the Nobel Peace Prize, Liu Xiaobo, is a fifty-four-year-old China says Liu Xiaobo is a criminal and that what he has done goes against the purpose of the Nobel Peace Prize. It says the award could But the Norwegian Nobel Committee said there is a " Mario Vargas Llosa is the first Nobel winner in There are three chemistry prize winners this year. Two are Japanese, Ei-ichi Negi

Discovered in 1998 and only partially Today, however, the well-preserved ruins lie in the path of a proposed dam that would Turkish officials say that Allianoi, one of the world's oldest existing bath and spa The decision to rebury the site, near the modern-day city of Bergama, was made in August by a local "The method is rise from shallow water Architect Ertuğrul told the Hürriyet newspaper that

Director: John Curran Writer: Ron Nyswaner (screenplay), W. Somerset Maugham (novel) Leading Roles: Naomi Watts, Edward Norton, Live Schreiber Country: China, USA, Canada Runtime: 125 minutes Synopsis: The year is 1925, and Kitty is an upper class socialite closing in on an age when a proper lady must find a husband. To remain Bored with her In the strange city, the Fanes After Walter learns of he

Director: James Mc Teigue Writer: Andy Wachowski (screenplay), Lana Wachowski (screenplay) Leading Roles: Hugo Weaving, Natalie Portman, Rupert Graves Country: USA, UK, Germany Runtime: 132 minutes Synopsis: Set against the futuristic landscape of totalitarian Britain, V For Vendetta tells the story of a mild-mannered young woman named Evey who is rescued from a life-and-death situation by a maske

Before listening the news about daydreaming, try to answer the questions. 1. What do you think is "daydreaming"? 2. Why do you think people daydream? 3. Is daydreaming usual for all people? 4. Do only unhappy people daydream? 5. How many hours a day do you daydream? Listen here: Listen and write the missing words. moods, another, waking, unhappy, actually, sign, hours, during least, present, ac

The brain research had shown that sleep helps people But the new study, a For example, sleep-enabled memories may help people "The sleeping brain isn't stupid—it doesn't just consolidate everything you put into it, but calculates what to remember and what to forget," said study leader Jessica Payne, a , the memory details that Payne and preserving scenes in their Measurements of brain activity sup